INTRODUCTION
What is ICC colour management?
Why is it important?
Features of colour management
Benefits of colour management
What is an ICC colour profile?
COLOUR THEORY
Understanding the additive colour model: what it is and when it is used
Understanding the subtractive colour model – what it is and when
it is used
An Introduction to LAB colour
RGB vs CMYK vs LAB
Understanding colour space
Understanding colour Gamut
What is device dependent colour?
Device dependent vs device independent colour
Calibration versus profiling
Objective versus subjective colour reproduction
MONITOR CALIBRATION
How to calibrate a monitor
Factors to take into consideration when calibrating a monitor
PROFILE CREATION
Monitor profiling
Scanner and digital camera profiling
Printer and proofer profiling
What are colour targets?
How to use a colour target
THE DIFFERENT COLOUR MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTS
Spectrophotometers, Colorimeters and Densitomers
Colour Temperature
Lighting Considerations
Editing profiles
ICC COLOUR MANAGEMENT
Implementing an ICC workflow
Customising Photoshop settings
Embedding and applying ICC profiles
WYSIWYG?
Maintaining colour consistency
Tips for successful colour management
Questions and answers |